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(No Model.) W. S. FROST.

GLOVE FASI'ENER. No. 310,573. Patented Jan. 13, 1885.

ll ire ATES \VALTER S. FROST, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

GLOVE-'FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 310,573, dated January 13, 1885.

Application filed May 13, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern Be it known that I, VALTER S. FRos'r, of London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glove-Fasteners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked. thereon.

My invention has relation to devices em.- ployed upon gloves for the purpose of securing the margins of the wrist-openings, which devices are ordinarily known as glove-fasteners, and the object of my invention is to produce a simple, cheap, and easily-operating fastening, by which theparts maybe quickly, easily, and efficiently secured, or be readily loosened or disengaged when required, and when secured be free from danger of catching in laces, &c. To accomplish all this my improvement involves certain novel and useful peculiarities of construction and relative arrangements of parts, all of which will be herein first fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is an elevation of a stud adapted to be secured upon one side of the glove-opening. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a stud like that shown in Fig. l, but having a loop secured thereon and arranged to be applied upon the opposite side of the glove-opening. Fig. 5 is a plan view ofaportion ofaglove having my improved fasteners applied there on, one fastener being finally adjusted, the other ready to be adjusted in order to secure the sides of the glove-opening one to the other. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing one manner in which one of the studs may be formed, and Fig. 4 a similar view of a stud and loop combined. Figs. 6 and 7 are plan views representing the blanks stamped out in shape to form the devices shown in Figs. 3 and 4, respectively. Fig. 8 is a plan of a wire loop like that shown in Figs. 2 and 5, except that an opening is left at one side of the engaging part of the loop. Fig. 9 is a similar View showing the loop made of flat metal, as in Figs. 4 and 7, but having an opening at one side.

In all these figures like letters of reference,

wherever they occur, indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a stud having a circumferential groove, 0, the upper surface of which groove is preferably fiat, so as to afford a firm bearing on the loop. The top of the stud is rounded off so that the loop may be readily forced over it, and upon the bottom is an appliance for securing the stud to the material of the glove.

In Figs. and 2 the bottom part, I), is cy lindrical, and after being passed through the glove material is pressed out after the manner-of an ordinary eyelet. This stud is fixed upon one side of the wrist-opening. Upon the opposite side another stud, B, is secured, and this is made to carry the loop, which is rigidly attached thereto. The loop may be of a separate piece from the stud, as shown at C in Figs. 2 and 5. The parts being mounted as indicated in Fig. 5, the stud 13, carrying the rigid loop 0, is made to approach the stud A, the open part of the loop being easily crowded down over the round head of stud A. XVhen down to place, the ring rests in the groove a, and is held therein by the strain of the glove. This strain would, but for the bearing of the top of the groove a upon the material of the loop, tend to tip the stud A, and thereby re' lease the loop; but the bearing is such as to prevent the tipping, inasmuch as the stud can not tip without first bending the loop, and this is rendered impossible by making the loops of metal sufficiently heavy. hen the glove is fastened, the grooves in the studs are practically filled, and engagement or entanglement with laces, 850., is obviated.

To loosen the fastener, the studs are first made to approach each other, and then the stud B is canted back far enough to carry the loop up and off the stud A.

All these operations of fastening and unfastening may be quickly and easily accomplished with either hand, gloved or ungloved.

Instead of employing the cylindrical extension 1), I may form the stud of apiece of metal, as shown in plan, 6, the points b coming close together, as in Fig. 4, to be simply bent out after passing them through the glove material.

Instead of making the loop of a separate piece, as in Figs. 2 and 5, it may be formed solidly with the stud, as shown in Figs. 4 and 7, the points I) being for securing the parts in Figs. 8 and 9.

upon the glove, and the ring 0 forming the rigid loop to be passed over the opposite stud. It is not in all cases necessary to make the loop in the form of one continuous ring. An opening may be left at one side, as indicated The end of this loop should project far enough so that the top of the groove a could bear down upon a sufficient portion to prevent tipping, as above set forth. \Vith the open loop it will not be necessaryto carry the open part over the stud A, but requisite adjustment may be effected by simply twisting the loop, as will be readily understood, making the holding part to enter the groove a. The device constructed and arranged sub stantially as above indicated is found to admirably answer the purpose or object of the invention as previously set forth.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new herein, and desire to seeureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a glove-fastener of the character herein set forth, the solid stud arranged to be secured on one side of the wrist-opening, and to receive the loop as explained, said stud having the rounded top and circumferential groove, the upper surface of which is made flat for the purpose of bearing down upon the loop, the

same being combined with a metallic loop, substantially as shown and for the objects named.

2. In a glove-fastener of the character herein set forth, the herein-described loop rigidly connected with the stud, by which it is secured upon one side of the wrist-opening, said loop being arranged to engage in the circumferential groove in the stud upon the opposite side of the wrist-opening, substantially as shown and described.

3. Theherein-described glove-fastener,composed of a stud having a rigid loop applied therein, and a second stud having a rounded top and circumferential groove, the upper surface of said groove being made flat and an ranged to bear upon the loop in the manner explained, so as to prevent tipping, the whole being applied, arranged, and combined sub stantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

\VALTER S. FROST.

\Vitnesses:

V. S. NoRwooD, PERoY R. GOLDRING. 

